CSR helps to reduce the environmental _______ of business activities and improves overall working conditions.

Minimizing the company’s _______ impact, particularly around highly visible aspects of its operations, is a particularly popular tactic.

The four key ______ to the BBC's CSR policy focus on the impact the organisation has on the community, the physical environment, the marketplace, and the workplace.

Many companies develop community projects to _______ negative impact or ‘give back’ to the community and local workforce.

Community investment covers a whole _______, including running health programmes, sponsoring schools, employee volunteering schemes, etc.

Corporate giving is more easily dismissed as _______ than other forms of corporate social responsibility.

We need to examine how much packaging _______ we produce.

Our new green _______ can be included as part of our re-branding exercise.

CSR is nothing more than a PR (Public Relations) exercise, designed to communicate a positive image of the company to the ______world.

He argues that corporate _______ transforms the culture of the firm concerned.

There is an increasing demand for chocolate that is produced and sold through fairtrade _______, particularly in Europe.

Accountability reports are standard practice nowadays but a business can always find ways to hide _______ activities.

People who make ______ insurance claim are liable to prosecution

Although the money had been collected _______, the committee legalized the funds and used them to pay off debts.

Companies are often requested to _______ their stance on environmental issues.

If the CEO had not admitted _______ at the last minute, our manager would have come under suspicion.

The company has been making every effort to get rid of age and gender _______.

The business of business should not be about money, it should be about _______, i.e., it should be about public good, not private greed.

CSR has built-in incentives for hypocrisy because when businesses face a(n) _______ between making money and social responsibility, making money tends to prevail.

People are going to want, and be able, to find out about the _______ of a brand, whether it is doing the right things socially, economically, and environmentally.

The fall in Wall Street had a _______ effect in London and by the end of the day the FTSE was down sixteen points.

There were questionable ethical _______, including whether he helped a company that hired his brother as a lobbyist.

They tightened the city’s ethics _______ after a string of ethical lapse came to light, including city managers hiring their relatives.

His lawyers have argued that the transactions were completely above _______ and approved by the other directors.

The code of professional conduct requires directors to act with _______ and probity, and to accept that failure to comply carries the threat of fines.

It faces the most serious charges of professional _______ yet brought against a big accountancy firm, with claims that it deliberately concealed evidence of fraud.

The recal of over three million cars was a real ________ to the company’s reputation for quality vehicles.

The Social Venture Network applies capital to enterprises that reduce poverty and advance social _______.

Organisations have benefited by _______ strategic approaches to environment and social issues.

Different individual self-interests can have a negative effect on corporate profits and hence reduce overall social _______.

The federal government is facing a harder time obtaining resources to fund social _______.

The business world is a ______ environment where only the fittest survive - CSR, with its moral considerations, has no part to play in it.

CSR lays the foundations of companies' ethics, principles and _______, helps to reduce the environmental impact of business activities and improves overall working conditions.

It is argued that this management of the environmental and social risks has a _______ on the market value of a company in the long term.

The introduction of stringent rules and heavy fines has led to less waste being _______ into the sea.

Some CSR professionals argue that the measurement of the _______ relative to the efficient provision of customer service is the correct definition of the role of CSR.

Why should these giant corporations, whose primary purpose for existence is to ______ profits for their shareholders, be concerned with becoming good global citizens?

Governments can legally limit the amount of carbon a company can emit by _______ it.

Some people argue that companies have to be careful never to cheat customers, but for purely business reasons, rather than ______ ones: disappointed customers will not buy any more of your products in future.

Toyota mapped out the company’s strategy for _______ growth in the 21st century.

Shell views openness and transparency as an essential part of the long-term energy _______ for the global business environment.

Business should avoid participating in _______ that are not related to their core business focus or that violate the company’s ethical standards in any way.

With the 24/7 media world, more companies are being brought to account for how they do their business, especially those involved in any _______ scandals.

CSR can seem to have ______ ownership of a vast number of issues, from work-life balance to procurement policies for suppliers and contractors to customer service.

A lot of companies worldwide are now more accountable for their ethical _______.

For a company to be socially _______, it first needs to be accountable to itself and its shareholders.

Businesses are increasingly aware of the importance of social and environmental issues for their _______.

The EU’s Electronic Equipment Directive makes manufacturers responsible for the collection and _______ of electronic products.

Individuals and companies are increasingly aware of their carbon _______ and take measures to reduce it.